Attorney Profiles

Frank J. Battaglia M.D., J.D.
Houston, Texas

Medical Director
phone	(800) 870-9584 (713) 222-7211
fax	(713) 225-0827
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Frank J. Battaglia, M.D., J.D. representing clients in personal injury cases such as:

Medical Malpractice
Birth Injuries
Workplace Accidents
18 Wheeler & Commercial Truck Accidents

Areas of Practice:: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Catastrophic Injuries; Wrongful Death; Product Defects; Business Litigation; 18 Wheeler & Commercial Truck Accidents; Aviation Accidents; Admiralty & Maritime Accidents; Birth Injuries; Brain Damage; Burns; Construction Accidents; DWI Accidents; Electrocutions; Environmental Law; Explosions; Motorcycle Accidents; Nursing Home Negligence; Offshore Injuries; Paraplegia; Patent Infringement; Petrochemical Accidents; Pharmaceutical Litigation; Quadriplegia; Spinal Cord Injuries; Swimming Pool Accidents; Workplace Accidents; Vehicular Accidents

Certification/Specialties:: Board-Certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Diplomat of the American Board of Obstetricians & Gynecology; Flex, 1979; License Texas, 1979; DEA Number, 1980; Fellow, American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology; Board-Certified, American College of Managed Care Medicine, 1997; Diplomat, American Board of Managed Care Medicine; Microsurgery, Baylor College of Medicine. Department of Plastic Surgery; Gynecologic Laser Surgery, Women's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine

Bar Admissions:: Texas, 2000

Education:: South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 2000
J.D.
Law Review: South Texas College of Law; University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1976
B.S.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Major: Psychology; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1979
M.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major: Medicine; North Texas State University, 1972
Major: Music; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1983
Major: Residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology

Published Works:: U-Shaped Backward Contour Masking During Stroboscopic Motion, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, Vol. 2, 167-173, 1976; Existence and Implications of a Tilted Binocular Disparity Space, Perception, Vol. 6, 161-164, 1977; The Role of Stroboscopic Motion in Two Transient U-Shaped Backward Contour Masking, Senior Honor Thesis; Pros and Cons of Mediation- Part One, Harris County Physician Newsletter, October, 1997; Preparation for Mediation- Part Two, Harris County Physician Newsletter, November, 1997

Classes/Seminars Taught:: When Negligence is Permitted in the Hospital, Texas Bar Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, San Antonio, Texas, March 18, 2004; When Negligence is Permitted in the Hospital, Texas Trial Lawyer Association, Dallas, Texas, 2004; When Negligence is Permitted in the Hospital, Houston Bar Association, 2004; Risk Management in Obstetrics and Gynecology, American College of Legal Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego California, 2005

Honors and Awards:: Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society, 1975 - 1976; Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology; Phi Kappa Phi Distinguished Graduating Senior of the College of Social Sciences, 1976; Psi Chi Service Award, 1976; University of Houston Department of Psychology Distinguished Graduating Senior, 1976; Recorded in Dallas, Texas with One Clock Lab Band, 1971; Basic Science Award of Honors, 1976; Elected President of Senor Class, 1979; Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society; General Excellence in Pediatrics? Honorable Mention; Award of Excellence in Physiology; Stewart A. Wallace Award for Excellence in Pathology; Houston Obstetrics & Gynecology Society Award for Excellence; Texas Obstetrics & Gynecology Award for Excellence in Obstetrics & Gynecology; Baylor Medical Alumni Student Recognition Award; Mosby Book Award for Scholastic Excellence; Merck Manual Award for Scholastic Excellence; Selected Baylor Student Representative to the Texas Obstetrics & Gynecology Convention; Dean's List, 1996 - 1998; Vice-President, Baylor Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha (Medical Honor Society); South Texas College of Law Certificate of Honor for 1st Semester; Phi Delta Phi Highest Grade Award for Legal Research and Writing, 1996; Law Review, South Texas Candidate, Law Review, 1998; Order of the Lytae, 1998; Phi Delta Phi, 1998; Hon. Frank E. Evans Mediation Competition, First Place Team, 1998; Hon. Frank E. Evans Mediation Competition, Finalist- Individual Oralist; Hon. Frank E. Evans Mediation Competition, Member- Law Review, 1998 - 1999; The Honorable John G. Boutes Memorial Writing Award, 1999; The American College of Legal Medicine, National Health Law Moot Court Competition First Place, 1999

Professional Associations and Memberships:: The Methodist Hospital; Chief Resident, Obstetrics & Gynecology; The Methodist Hospital; Chief Resident, Obstetrics & Gynecology; St. Lukea's Episcopal Hospital/Texas Children's Hospital; Chief Resident, Obstetrics & Gynecology; Texas Women's Hospital; Chief Resident, Obstetrics & Gynecology; Jefferson Davis Hospital; Chief Resident, Obstetrics & Gynecology; Ben Taub Hospital; Chief Resident, Obstetrics & Gynecology; Baylor of College Medicine Self-Study Committee for Reaccreditation, 1980; Baylor Resident; American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1982; Resident Activities Committee; Junior Fellow American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology Membership Committee; Member; Junior American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology; Chanirman, Texas Section of Division VII; American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology; Harris County Medical Society; Texas Medical Association; Texas Obstetrics & Gynecology Society; Fellow; American College of Emergency Physicians, 1979 - 1984; American Fertility Society; American College of Legal Medicine; American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics; Fellow; American College of Managed Care Medicine; American Society of Forensic Obstetricians & Gynecologist; Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, 1983; Obstetrics & Gynecology Committee; Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, 1984 - 1986; Obstetrics & Gynecology Representative, Surgery Committee; Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, 1984 - 1986; Chairman of Obstetrics & Gynecology Department; Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, 1984 - 1986; Chairman of Obstetrics & Gynecology Department; Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, 1984 - 1990; Member of Executive Committee; Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, 1995; Infection Control Committee; Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, 1996; Harris County Medical Society Physician Malpractice Task Force; Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, 1997 - 1999; Harris County Medical Society Physician Liability Outreach Team; Medical Liaison for Harris County Sheriff's Department for Sexual Crime Division, 1984 - 1985; Medical Liaison for Houston Area Women's Center, Rape Crisis Center, 1984 - 1985; Voluntary Faculty for Baylor College of Medicine, 1993; Community Faculty University of Texas Health Science Center House; Community Faculty University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston; Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District for Health; Member of Advisory Board

Past Employment Positions:: Battaglia, M.D., Frank, & Poindexter, M.D., A.N.; Cypress Fairbanks Womena's Clinic, Houston, Texas, Solo Private OB-GYN Practice, 1983 - Present; Moriarty Law Firm, Of Counsel, 2001 - 2003

Languages:: English

Serving clients across Texas and the nation, including the cities of Houston, Corpus Christi, Beaumont, McAllen, Brownsville, Galveston, Texas City, Port Arthur, Pasadena, La Porte, Conroe, New Braunfels, San Marcos, Round Rock, Temple, Laredo, Dallas, Plano, Denton, Abilene, San Angelo, Lubbock, San Antonio, Baytown, Alvin, Deer Park, Freeport and Austin.

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